Mass Effect
Posted by marcusvarrus on November 29, 2007
The numerous reviews began to pour in all saying roughly the same thing. Mass Effect is Very Cherry. I really didn’t feel the hype machine on this one as much as for Assassin’s Creed which according to almost everyone really disappoints after an hour of the repetitive gameplay. You might think it rather odd that my post on a purported MMO blog would be about two console games but as like many others MMOs are not my only game of choice I truly love the consoles for their ease of gameplay and in most cases the lightness of the game and the fact that playing them not being a major investment of time at one sitting. I have always also liked EA’s sport offerings which you just can’t get on the PC. Mass Effect is one I will have to acquire, Assassin’s Creed will be a pass I’m afraid. I still have my hands full with the Complete Saga LEGO Star Wars which is just plain addictive. Have to say if someone has never played this one it is a great deal and very fun.
On to the real meat - little background here, I tend to only play one MMO at a time. There really are several reasons; the subscription fees only play a limited role here. It really isn’t about not being able afford more than one at a time but when you pay for the monthly access you want to get some time out of the investment.
I currently play Lord of the Rings Online and frankly I am quite surprised that there are less people commenting on this one. I have heard the usual WoW knockoff comments and the like but really not much else. I only played WoW for a month and quit solely on the fact that it was too cartoony for my tastes. I like LOTRO it does have the intangible fun factor that many games just never get. One nagging item is the skill system; I would really prefer if it was more in-depth. I was a long time Guild Wars player and really loved its skills system with being able to have basically different “flavored” characters in every class. It does get tiresome running through the same skill sequence during every encounter. It also tends to make every player per class roughly the same. It’s not bad I just wish it was better.
I want to try to keep these fairly short in length but post more frequently.
